What's changed is that I'm using actively trying to use Ruby as much as possible, which means that I'm starting to see more possibilities for it! :o) "Robert Klemme" <bob.news / gmx.net> wrote in message news:<2gedh1F1r73jU1 / uni-berlin.de>... > "Glenn" <glenn_m_smith / hotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:59364f29.0405120213.5123e73 / posting.google.com... > > Well in the interest of learning Ruby and keeping up the momentum of > > using it (it really is a nice language IMO), I've decided to write a > > suite of retro-games in Ruby, using RUDL. > > > > First one will be pacman, followed by something like space invaders > > etc. Just a bit of meaningless fun and a good way to learn. > > I'll wait for space invaders. *g* > > > I've also ordered the Pragmatic Programmer's book (I know it's > > on-line, but I wanted an old-fashioned printed copy!). > > You share that passion with a lot others in here. > > > At work I'm using Ruby for this and that, usual file-processing and > > other scripting requirements. > > What has changed? I thought you said you have no use for a scripting > language. Or did I misread something there? > > Regards > > robert